Georgia State Route 8
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by GDOT | ||||
Length: | 183 mi[1] (295 km) | |||
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Counties: | Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Madison, Franklin, Hart | |||
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State Route 8 (SR 8) is a state highway that runs west-to-east through portions of Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Madison, Franklin, and Hart counties, bisecting the northern part of the state of Georgia. The route runs from its western terminus at US 78 and AL 4 at the Georgia-Alabama state line west of Tallapoosa to its eastern terminus at US 29 at the Georgia-South Carolina state line at the south end of Lake Hartwell. The route is concurrent with either US 29 or US 78 for much of its entire length.
Route description
The route starts at the Alabama state line west of Tallapoosa in Haralson County, and closely parallels I-20 from there into Atlanta. SR 8 heads through Bremen and crosses through Carroll County and Villa Rica and on through Douglasville in Douglas County. The route continues through Austell in Cobb County before it reaches the City of Atlanta and Fulton County, crossing the Downtown Connector on its way into Decatur in DeKalb County.
In Decatur, SR 8 turns northeast, crossing I-85 southeast of Tucker, and paralleling I-85 through Lilburn and Lawrenceville in Gwinnett County to Auburn in Barrow County, where the route turns southeast and heads into Winder. Continuing southeast, SR 8 makes a southern half-circle around Athens in Clarke County, just briefly touching Oconee County, before turning sharply northeast and heading through Danielsville in Madison County to Franklin Springs in Franklin County. There, the route turns east, runs through Royston, and heads to its eastern terminus after heading through Hartwell.
The route of SR 8 is concurrent with the following U.S. Highways, through Georgia:
- US 78: 13.3 miles (21.4 km) from the Alabama state line (WNW of Tallapoosa) to Bremen
- US 27 ALT/US 78: 0.1 miles (0.16 km) in Bremen
- US 78: 31.5 miles (50.7 km) from Bremen to Lithia Springs
- US 78/US 278: 15.5 miles (24.9 km) from Lithia Springs to Downtown Atlanta
- US 19/US 41/US 78/US 278: 0.3 miles (0.48 km) in Downtown Atlanta
- US 29/US 78/US 278: 3.4 miles (5.5 km) in Downtown Atlanta
- US 23/US 29/US 78/US 278: 1.6 miles (2.6 km) in eastern Atlanta
- US 23/US 29/US 78: 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from eastern Atlanta to Decatur
- US 29/US 78: 2.2 miles (3.5 km) from Decatur to a point near Clarkston
- US 29: 24.9 miles (40.1 km) from a point near Clarkson to Dacula
- US 29 BUS: 15.7 miles (25.3 km) from Dacula to Russell
- US 78 BUS: 2 miles (3.2 km) from Bogart to Athens
- US 29/US 78: 4 miles (6.4 km) in Athens
- US 29/US 78/US 129/US 441: 3 miles (4.8 km) in Athens
- US 29/US 129/US 441: 3 miles (4.8 km) in Athens
- US 29: 48 miles (77 km) from Athens to the South Carolina state line at the southern end of Lake Hartwell, northeast of Hartwell
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Cleburne | | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 78 concurrency; US 78 continues into Alabama, concurrent with SR 4. |
State Line | Alabama-Georgia state line, SR 8 ends | ||||
Haralson | Tallapoosa | 3.9 | 6.3 | ![]() | Western end of SR 100 concurrency |
4.1 | 6.6 | ![]() | Eastern end of SR 100 concurrency | ||
Bremen | 12.3 | 19.8 | ![]() ![]() | ||
13.3 | 21.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 27 BUS/SR 1 BUS concurrency | ||
13.4 | 21.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Carroll | Temple | 20.0 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
20.4 | 32.8 | ![]() | |||
Villa Rica | 25.7 | 41.4 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 61 concurrency | |
26.8 | 43.1 | ![]() | Eastern end of SR 61 concurrency | ||
Douglas | Douglasville | 35.8 | 57.6 | ![]() | Western end of SR 5 concurrency |
37.6 | 60.5 | ![]() | Western end of SR 92 concurrency | ||
38.0 | 61.2 | ![]() | Eastern end of SR 92 concurrency | ||
Lithia Springs | 44.9 | 72.3 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 278 concurrency | |
Cobb | Austell | 47.2 | 76.0 | ![]() | Interchange Eastern end of SR 5 concurrency |
Mableton | 49.6 | 79.8 | ![]() | ||
Fulton | Atlanta | 54.9 | 88.4 | ![]() | |
55.1 | 88.7 | ![]() | Exit 12 (I-285) | ||
56.5 | 90.9 | ![]() | |||
60.4 | 97.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency | ||
60.7 | 97.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency; western end of US 29 concurrency | ||
63.4 | 102.0 | ![]() | Western end of SR 10 concurrency | ||
64.1 | 103.2 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 23 concurrency | ||
DeKalb | 65.7 | 105.7 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Decatur | 67.2 | 108.1 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 69.4 | 111.7 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 71.4 | 114.9 | ![]() | Exit 38 (I-285) | |
Tucker | 74.6 | 120.1 | ![]() | Western end of SR 236 concurrency | |
74.9 | 120.5 | ![]() | Eastern end of SR 236 concurrency | ||
Gwinnett | Lilburn | 81.2 | 130.7 | ![]() | |
Lawrenceville | 89.8 | 144.5 | ![]() | ||
90.1 | 145.0 | ![]() | Western end of SR 20 concurrency | ||
90.3 | 145.3 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SR 20 concurrency; western end of SR 124 concurrency | ||
90.7 | 146.0 | ![]() | |||
Dacula | 94.3 | 151.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 29 concurrency; western end of US 29 BUS concurrency | |
Barrow | Auburn | 99.3 | 159.8 | ![]() | |
Winder | 107 | 172 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 11/SR 53 concurrency | |
Russell | 108 | 174 | ![]() | Eastern end of SR 11 concurrency | |
| ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 29 BUS/SR 53 concurrency; western end of US 29/SR 316 concurrency | |||
Statham | ![]() | ||||
Oconee | | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 78 concurrency | ||
| ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SR 316 concurrency; western end of SR 10 Loop/SR 422 concurrency | |||
Clarke | Athens | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrency | ||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 78/SR 10 concurrency | ||||
135 | 217 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrency | ||
136 | 219 | ![]() | |||
Madison | Hull | 139 | 224 | ![]() | |
| 140 | 230 | Garnett Ward Road | ||
Danielsville | 149 | 240 | ![]() | ||
| 150 | 240 | ![]() | ||
| 152 | 245 | ![]() | ||
| 156 | 251 | ![]() | Western end of SR 174 concurrency | |
Franklin | | 157 | 253 | ![]() | Eastern end of SR 174 concurrency |
Franklin Springs | 160 | 260 | ![]() | ||
160 | 260 | ![]() | |||
Royston | 163 | 262 | ![]() | ||
Hart | 164 | 264 | ![]() | ||
Hartwell | 175 | 282 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 51/SR 77 concurrency | |
175 | 282 | ![]() | Eastern end of SR 51 concurrency | ||
176 | 283 | ![]() | |||
176 | 283 | ![]() | Eastern end of SR 77 concurrency | ||
| 182 | 293 | ![]() | ||
Savannah River | Georgia–South Carolina state line, SR 8 ends | ||||
183 | 295 | ![]() | Eastern end of US 29 concurrency; US 29 continues into South Carolina. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related Routes
Villa Rica connector route
Location: | Villa Rica |
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State Route 8 Connector (SR 8 Connector) is a short connector route that exists entirely within Douglas County. It begins at Interstate 20 (Exit 26) to a northern terminus at U.S. Route 78/State Route 8. It is known as Mirror Lake Road for it's entire length.
See also
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Georgia (U.S. state) portal
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U.S. Roads portal
References
- 1 2 Google (April 28, 2012). "Route of Georgia State Route 8" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
External links
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Media related to Georgia State Route 8 at Wikimedia Commons